Guide to the George Mann Richardson Papers
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0285
Creator:
Richardson, George Mann, 1863-
Title: George Mann Richardson papers
Dates: 1860-1971
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear feet
Summary: Correspondence, photographs, legal papers, albums and biographical material of George Mann Richardson, his wife Margaret Watson,
their sons Alan and Remond, and Watson family relatives. Correspondence includes a family letter describing a trip to Colorado
and New Mexico, 1887; letters by George, 1894, and Margaret, 1896, describing hiking trips in the Sierras (what is now Kings
Canyon and Sequoia National Parks), and correspondence of Alan Richardson, 1918-1957, including one letter from Lou Henry
Hoover. Photographs, 1898-1924, include early views of the Stanford campus, damage from the 1906 earthquake, the Richardson
house on campus, family members, beach and mountain scenes, and Remond W. Richardson in his military unit in Texas, 1916-1917.
There is a scrapbook kept by Remond W. Richardson, 1910-1923, containing programs, newsletters, clippings, and other items
pertaining to his school and military activities; and a scrapbook kept by George Mann Richardson, 1881-1890, containing programs,
clippings, tickets, ribbons, newsletters, and other items largely pertaining to Lehigh University athletic events and Psi
Upsilon fraternity matters. The collection also includes a diary kept by George C. Richardson, 1860; letters by Robert Watson,
1885-1926; letters of Esther E. Watson, primarily on the death of her father William T. Watson, 1926; and other materials
pertaining to the Watson family.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Jeanne Richardson Musto, 1982.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
George Mann Richardson Papers (SC0285). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Professor of Organic Chemistry at Stanford (1891-1902). Richardson, born in Springfield, Ohio 3 October 1863, obtained his
A.B. in Chemistry from Lehigh University (1886) and his Ph. D. in Chemistry from John Hopkins University (1891). He died in
1902.
Description of the Collection
Correspondence, photographs, legal papers, albums and biographical material of George Mann Richardson, his wife Margaret Watson,
their sons Alan and Remond, and Watson family relatives. Correspondence includes a family letter describing a trip to Colorado
and New Mexico, 1887; letters by George, 1894, and Margaret, 1896, describing hiking trips in the Sierras (what is now Kings
Canyon and Sequoia National Parks), and correspondence of Alan Richardson, 1918-1957, including one letter from Lou Henry
Hoover. Photographs, 1898-1924, include early views of the Stanford campus, damage from the 1906 earthquake, the Richardson
house on campus, family members, beach and mountain scenes, and Remond W. Richardson in his military unit in Texas, 1916-1917.
There is a scrapbook kept by Remond W. Richardson, 1910-1923, containing programs, newsletters, clippings, and other items
pertaining to his school and military activities; and a scrapbook kept by George Mann Richardson, 1881-1890, containing programs,
clippings, tickets, ribbons, newsletters, and other items largely pertaining to Lehigh University athletic events and Psi
Upsilon fraternity matters. The collection also includes a diary kept by George C. Richardson, 1860; letters by Robert Watson,
1885-1926; letters of Esther E. Watson, primarily on the death of her father William T. Watson, 1926; and other materials
pertaining to the Watson family.
Access Terms
Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944.
Richardson, Alan.
Richardson, George C.
Richardson, George Mann, 1863-
Richardson, Margaret.
Richardson, Remond W.
Watson family.
Watson, Esther E.
Watson, Robert.
Albums.
Hiking --Sierra Nevada Mountains (Calif. and Nev.).
Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.).
Photoprints.
Sequoia National Park (Calif.).
Box 1, Folder 1
Snapshots and photographs of GMR, family and campus (5)
Box 1, Folder 5
Photos – house (Stanford?) (6)
Box 1, Folder 6
Snapshots – GMR bicycle trip (3)
Box 1, Folder 7
Photo – four men in the woods
Box 1, Folder 9
Photos – campus shots (5)
Box 1, Folder 11
Richardson family correspondence, 1881-1957
Box 1, Folder 12
"The Gospel of Work" by GMR
Box 1, Folder 12
Theta Xi publication "TAU-LK"
Box 1, Folder 12
San Francisco Memorial Souvenir of 1906 earthquake
Box 1, Folder 12
Birth proof for Alan Campbell Richardson
Box 1, Folder 12
Program of the Chit Chat Club
Box 1, Folder 12
Silver Quill awards dinner program
Box 1, Folder 12
1890 conferring of degrees, Johns Hopkins University
Box 4, Folder 1
Douglas, Howard Grey. Library of Congress [reproductions of architectural and mural decorations]
Box 4, Folder 3
Miscellaneous family letters, ca. 1971-73
Box 4, Folder 4
Clipping re S. U. fencing team
Box 4, Folder 4
Milton P. Duffy Testimonial Dinner program, 1964
Box 4, Folder 4
Poem (printed) by Elizabeth York Case, 1907 with note by MWR on reverse
Box 4, Folder 4
Copy of map of Oregon Territory
Box 4, Folder 4
Harrison, Ross Granville, On the Occurrence of Tails in Man, with a Description of the Case Reported by Dr. Watson." 1901
reprint
Box 4, Folder 4
The Phonographic World, Aug. 1890
Box 4, Folder 4
Brochure [possibly pages from a book] on Westminster Abbey
Box 4, Folder 5
Negatives of coastal scenes
Box 4, Folder 6
Negative of a family group, ca. 1900
Box 4, Folder 7
Negatives of family groups and an individual
Box 4, Folder 8
Negatives of a seaside or lakeside town
Box 4, Folder 9
Photographs: Bob and Will Watson, Lake Chelan, and relief map of California
Box 4, Folder 11
Reik, Mary Watson, letters to Margaret, 1937 and undated
Box 4, Folder 12
Richardson, Alan C. – biographical materials, 1927, 1960-ca. 1971
Box 4, Folder 13
Richardson, Alan C. – correspondence, 1911, 1924 and undated
Box 4, Folder 14
Richardson, Alan C. – patents, 1967
Box 4, Folder 15
Richardson, Alan C. and Marna C. – documents
Box 4, Folder 16
Richardson, George C., diary, 1960
Box 4, Folder 17
Richardson, George C., loose items from diary
Box 4, Folder 18
Richardson, George M., calling cards and train ticket
Box 4, Folder 19
Richardson, R. W., fishing license 1923, S. U. study list spring quarter 1920, and letter to Uncle Bob, 1912
Box 4, Folder 20
Richardson family documents – copies
Box 4, Folder 21
San Antonio, Texas, souvenir, ca. 1916
Box 4, Folder 22
Swain, Robert E., letter to Alan Richardson, 1952
Box 4, Folder 23
Washington High School Cadets, programs, 1915-17; The Review, Central High School, Washington, DC, Feb. 1917
Box 4, Folder 24
Watercolor sketches, unsigned
Box 4, Folder 25
Watson, Doug, letters received on the death of his father, 1926
Box 4, Folder 26
Watson, Esther, letters to Doug, 1926, and other family letters, 1971 and undated
Box 4, Folder 27
Watson, Robert, letters to family, 1885-1926
Box 4, Folder 28
Watson, Robert C., clipping, 1955
Box 4, Folder 29
Watson, William T., obituary, 1926, and photograph
Box 4, Folder 30
Watson family, genealogy and miscellaneous items
Box 5
Photo album: family groups, scenic views, dogs
Box 5
Original Kodak negative album [negatives removed and housed in box 4]
Box 6
Memorabilia of G.M. Richardson, R. W. Richardson, and other unidentified family members; includes athletic and military pins
and medals; GMR's leather card case; and NRA buttons
Box 7
Album kept by G. M. Richardson, 1881-1890, containing programs, clippings, tickets, ribbons, newsletters, and other items
largely pertaining to Lehigh University athletic events and Psi Upsilon fraternity matters
